An Attempt to Understand Human Rights and European Values – An Introductive Conceptual Approach

The article approaches human rights conceptually. In the first Chapter, the author defines and distinguishes fundamental rights and human rights. In the second Chapter, the author generally discusses the relations between human rights and democratic values. In the third Chapter are discussed the values under the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (hereinafter „ECHR“). The article does not aim at setting any criteria for interpreting human rights